The vote was decided along party lines. Under the historic change, confirmation of federal judge nominees and executive-office appointments would only require a simple majority of votes, instead of a 60-vote super majority. The revision won’t apply to Supreme Court nominations.

Guest:

Lisa Mascaro, Congressional Reporter at the Los Angeles Times

Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the author of multiple books on U.S. political history, including On Capitol Hill: The Struggle to Reform Congress and its Consequences, 1948-2000 (Cambridge University Press, 2004)